Petaurista nobilis Gray 1842

Petaurista nobilis Gray 1842, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 1, 10: 263.

Type Locality: " India, Dargellan" [Darjeeling].

Vernacular Names: Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel.

Subspecies::

Subspecies Petaurista nobilis subsp. nobilis Gray 1842

Subspecies Petaurista nobilis subsp. singhei Saha 1977

Distribution: C Nepal, Sikkim (India), Bhutan.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (nt).

Discussion: Formerly included in magnificus; elevated to specific rank by Ghose and Saha (1981:95) and Corbet and Hill (1992).